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policy in focus that view. now syria's sorry turkey let's talk about turkey is tight and no indeed we'll talk about syria syria's bloody standoff has exposed deep political and sectarian cracks in neighboring lebanon with gun battles springing up daily in the northern part of the state are reports from a nation hit by fierce clashes between warring groups. they share at a terminations a fight to the death but this isn't syria it's lebanon the conflict has crept across the border leading to death and destruction here in tripoli we're standing here you can see the almost complete destruction of a home this is literally the front line of the. neighborhood in tripoli right across the street out the window that's the neighborhood where the largely sunni community have been has been clashing with the largely allawi community that is based here it's actually not very safe for us to stand here we've been told by the owner of this apartment that they're still taking casualties in the fighting could really flare up at an
policy in focus that view. now syria's sorry turkey let's talk about turkey is tight and no indeed we'll talk about syria syria's bloody standoff has exposed deep political and sectarian cracks in neighboring lebanon with gun battles springing up daily in the northern part of the state are reports from a nation hit by fierce clashes between warring groups. they share at a terminations a fight to the death but this isn't syria it's lebanon the conflict has crept across the border leading to...
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foreign policy chief colin the highland policy expert rather he says i'm france's recognition of the new opposition bloc in the possibility it may arm the syrian rebels is yet another attempt to undermine a political solution to the bloody standoff. it's exactly the wrong thing to do at this point right now there is a four point peace plan that was put out by china it's a little vague at this point but a couple of government run newspapers in damascus have said that it looks like it's a basis for to begin negotiations and some talks france is essentially intervening in the situation is supporting a group that basically says there's no other solution but a military solution in terms of of of recognizing the groups i would suspect that britain might be next i mean that was the way it went in libya first syria then britain then the united states i'm not sure the united states is going to step in at this point but i do suspect that britain will be fairly close behind france syria's bloody standoff has exposed deep political and sectarian cracks in neighboring lebanon with gun battles spr
foreign policy chief colin the highland policy expert rather he says i'm france's recognition of the new opposition bloc in the possibility it may arm the syrian rebels is yet another attempt to undermine a political solution to the bloody standoff. it's exactly the wrong thing to do at this point right now there is a four point peace plan that was put out by china it's a little vague at this point but a couple of government run newspapers in damascus have said that it looks like it's a basis...
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i thought that the president articulated a smart strategy on foreign policy. this should be a moment of focusing on coming together. >> back to the first question that i asked the general, how deep is the bench? how many people, look i'm not saying there are a lot of talented and smart people in the u.s., a handful of stars who really can operate at this level and rona correctly points out, that breadth of experience. >> these guys were leading our war efforts in some pivotal places in the world. to lose them so quick lly in th kind of fashion is kind of a shock to the system. are there people that can pick up the reins of this. >> is this the end of this? >> i don't think so. >> who knew what when? if the fbi was involved much earlier, why didn't it inform the white house and congress? as you say, why were some of the most important and powerful people in the security and military taking their eye off the ball? >> i have the same question, how you could not tell the president about this? how does he not know until the last second? very strange. >> more to com
i thought that the president articulated a smart strategy on foreign policy. this should be a moment of focusing on coming together. >> back to the first question that i asked the general, how deep is the bench? how many people, look i'm not saying there are a lot of talented and smart people in the u.s., a handful of stars who really can operate at this level and rona correctly points out, that breadth of experience. >> these guys were leading our war efforts in some pivotal places...
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and how would that have gone over among foreign policy experts? >> well, i think-- i mean, it's-- i think you have john kerry, or you have susan rice. and i think either one of them could be nominated and probably the foreign policy establishment would say that's fine. john kerry probably has more, but susan rice has served as u.n. ambassador and she's got know a lot of foreign experience, certain, from that experience. she's been at the state department bore, too. i mean, her history is in foreign policy. she hasn't opinion secretary of state. he hasn't been on the hill in the capacity john kerry is, but she certainly is experienced. >> reporter: the aforementioned general petraeus, a story that continues to rock this town. the president talked about it at the press conference, said it was a sad personal saga. actually said very nice things about david petraeus' contributions to his country, and also said-- i'm not sure the exact word he used-- but basically no top vent intelligen was revealed. >> i think he made a point of saying so far. and so
and how would that have gone over among foreign policy experts? >> well, i think-- i mean, it's-- i think you have john kerry, or you have susan rice. and i think either one of them could be nominated and probably the foreign policy establishment would say that's fine. john kerry probably has more, but susan rice has served as u.n. ambassador and she's got know a lot of foreign experience, certain, from that experience. she's been at the state department bore, too. i mean, her history is...
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and other european nations stopped short of doing so saying the foreign based group should force to show its able to represent syrians inside the country paris also said it would look at arming the rebels policy and reports. the french president francois hollande said that the syrian opposition coalition would act as a temporary government in the future and he said that it would be the tosca of the syrian opposition to now establish a transitional government earlier in the week six gulf states recognize the opposition coalition which we could tolerate foreign minister saying that this recognition now removed obstacles to the securing of weapons to the syrian opposition it is important to make a distinct parallel with what we've seeing back on the tenth of march two thousand and eleven we saw the same sonora unfolding when france was the first country to recognize the transitional national council which was essentially the opposition fighters in libya and this is what we witnessing this parallel situation now in syria what happened in libya and following that french recognition back in li
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policy. i think the president is hawkish enough. i have talked to rand paul a number of times, but does he have the influence within the gop to get much of that done? i imagine moderates in the party will look at him with some skepticism and then, of course, his tea party friends won't take too kindly to him abandoning their messages. is he really the guy for this? >> he sees that. this is a demographic problem for the republican party. what he said is, look. we have done well in the south, but we haven't done well in the west, in the northeast, and we haven't done well in the great lakes areas. we are a party that has support from the tea party conservatives, but he feels really strongly they need to broaden that message out to bring in a lot of younger voters, folks who supported his father's libertarian torch and rand paul wants to carry that torch as well. so look, he sees an opportunity to broaden the party's appeal to that demographic because, as we saw last week, that went heavily for
policy. i think the president is hawkish enough. i have talked to rand paul a number of times, but does he have the influence within the gop to get much of that done? i imagine moderates in the party will look at him with some skepticism and then, of course, his tea party friends won't take too kindly to him abandoning their messages. is he really the guy for this? >> he sees that. this is a demographic problem for the republican party. what he said is, look. we have done well in the...
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foreign policy. what obama is trying to do is to do a strategic readjustment to region, the china, asia pacific that is an engine of the new economy and there are also military and strategic rationales for this. host: else is he going and why? guest: is going to cambodia and thailand. this is a trip for him to reinforce the strategic rebalancing towards a job but the trip to burma is the actual interesting one. host: what is the wish list for the middle east? guest: the middle east is still in a great flux right now, issues with iran, israel. they're seeing some ratcheting up in gaza where they have seen hundreds of rockets firing in tension. there is a parliamentary elections in january which looks good for president netanyahu, but there's no way reinvigorated left in israel and is providing some opposition. host: critical of netanyahu? guest: more so than the have been before. the parliamentary process in israel is such that netanyahu can rely on some factional far right parties which have helped h
foreign policy. what obama is trying to do is to do a strategic readjustment to region, the china, asia pacific that is an engine of the new economy and there are also military and strategic rationales for this. host: else is he going and why? guest: is going to cambodia and thailand. this is a trip for him to reinforce the strategic rebalancing towards a job but the trip to burma is the actual interesting one. host: what is the wish list for the middle east? guest: the middle east is still in...
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a roommate in baghdad was involved in one of the most recent foreign policy debacles is addressing general petraeus. those raising those concerns, you might not get that from cnn a spokesperson for the pentagon in many ways. >> our own notebook there, a body slam of cnn and the generals. i want to show you cnn's reaction. >> bob is not a spokesperson for the agency. >> i followed her coverage closely. >> just because she's written naughty things about you doesn't make her a spokesperson. >> what makes her a spokesperson is repeating a lot of pentagon claims. >> journalists who challenge the government are seen as oh, wacky outsiders, and the only thing that ever gets you in trouble is not reckless wars that kill hundreds of thousands of people, but sex. >> at beginning, i was thinking the same thing why is this going on because of a sex scandal, it's between him and his wife. but then, a few other angles came saying this could be a security issue who knew, who didn't know. i'm fine with all those questions being answered. what's weird and i understand from a different level is people forge
a roommate in baghdad was involved in one of the most recent foreign policy debacles is addressing general petraeus. those raising those concerns, you might not get that from cnn a spokesperson for the pentagon in many ways. >> our own notebook there, a body slam of cnn and the generals. i want to show you cnn's reaction. >> bob is not a spokesperson for the agency. >> i followed her coverage closely. >> just because she's written naughty things about you doesn't make...
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he's also of course continuously focused on his foreign policy and national security agenda. he has great confidence in the acting cia director, confidence in his military and the second of defense and the defense department to carry out the missions that he's assigned to them. but he's got obviously a lot that he wants to get to work on and he's doing that this week. >> broadly, how does this affect the national security team? >> i think these are specific questions about specific individuals and posts. i can say now, even though you haven't asked, i have no announcemented to make with regards to personnel and no speculation to engage in. i can tell you that the president has not made a decision on personnel matters and you will not hear me discuss them until the president has made those decisions and has announced them. >> regarding two specific people you can't extrapolate but two of the president's top military brass either involved in an extramarital affair or inappropriate behavior. is the president worried about a culture, inappropriate culture in the military? >> i re
he's also of course continuously focused on his foreign policy and national security agenda. he has great confidence in the acting cia director, confidence in his military and the second of defense and the defense department to carry out the missions that he's assigned to them. but he's got obviously a lot that he wants to get to work on and he's doing that this week. >> broadly, how does this affect the national security team? >> i think these are specific questions about specific...
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. >> speaking for the cuban government, the cuban foreign minister called on president obama to break from decades of u.s. isolation of cuba. >> president obama has an opportunity to start a new policy toward cuba, different from the one implemented by his 10 predecessors for more than half a century. it will surely be a difficult task, and maybe he would face serious obstacles, but the president of the united states still has the constitutional powers that would enable him the public opinion and generate the necessary dynamics by means of executive decision, even without the approval of congress. >> addressing the assembly on behalf of latin america and caribbean states, the chilean envoy said overwhelmingly u.n. opposition to the embargo reflects the consensus of virtually the entire world. >> we emphasize the consistency between the application of the unilateral measures which has no backing international law and the spirit of principles and purposes of the charter of the united nations. we urge the u.s. to make the necessary adjustments in this regard, allowing this legislation wi
. >> speaking for the cuban government, the cuban foreign minister called on president obama to break from decades of u.s. isolation of cuba. >> president obama has an opportunity to start a new policy toward cuba, different from the one implemented by his 10 predecessors for more than half a century. it will surely be a difficult task, and maybe he would face serious obstacles, but the president of the united states still has the constitutional powers that would enable him the...
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for more on the larger impact of the scandal let's bring in the foreign policy expert, james traub. mr. traub, you usually inform us about deeply important things going on in afghanistan iraq, around the world. now we're talking about e-mails and tawdry behavior. >> it is like a novel. i'm reading the kind of novel i don't normally read. >> eliot: we know you read them but that's okay. >> yeah. it's just -- it's like watching a car pileup, right? you really think i don't want to know this. you keep watching, reading. you love it. but how much of this matters? how much does it matter to us? not to holly petraeus. does it matter to us that david petraeus had an affair with paula broadwell. allegedly it does because he's the head of the c.i.a. and he could be blackmailed. well that's like boris and natasha stuff to me. this must have been true. it was true in the 1950s. who's going to be blackmailing him? the russians or the chinese are going to say we're going to tell the world you had an affair or otherwise please give us confidential information? then fine, go ahead and tell them. s
for more on the larger impact of the scandal let's bring in the foreign policy expert, james traub. mr. traub, you usually inform us about deeply important things going on in afghanistan iraq, around the world. now we're talking about e-mails and tawdry behavior. >> it is like a novel. i'm reading the kind of novel i don't normally read. >> eliot: we know you read them but that's okay. >> yeah. it's just -- it's like watching a car pileup, right? you really think i don't want...
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foreign policy full ample are seen. of course that we face is really turning years. to communicate with that and other people and of the nation i think also we should do more. critical. trust. crucial yes sure. not only for religion or the politics of this is not right now because we're talking now this kind of right now ok if you can hear minister mr shy away the u.s. is continuing its military expansion in china's backyard as we see hillary clinton is now in australia cementing military ties between the two will beijing to quote will beijing begin to question what to and move away from its fairly restrained rhetoric. seen goes through. backyards but anyway i see a good chair and know how to keep the balance your relationship among the different countries with china and also we should pay attention to live. from and other nations just like australia united states including. just a problem just a problem. not only. for current situation but also of president obama simply he will want. to. saw there is a sure. local people so. that these various suit for town for pres
foreign policy full ample are seen. of course that we face is really turning years. to communicate with that and other people and of the nation i think also we should do more. critical. trust. crucial yes sure. not only for religion or the politics of this is not right now because we're talking now this kind of right now ok if you can hear minister mr shy away the u.s. is continuing its military expansion in china's backyard as we see hillary clinton is now in australia cementing military ties...
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foreign policy expert mike o'hanlon has known petraeus and broadwell for years. >> she is a pretty great person. she is a person with amazing interests in our country's security. >> reporter: broadwell shown here if afghanistan embedded on an intelligence mission in 2010 had unprecedented access to petraeus as she researched her book, later calling petraeus her mentor. >> as a sort of academic mennor of mine, he is proud that i've been able to do this. >> reporter: while some former aides describe her as calculating, o'hanlon said her family life in north carolina with her husband scott and two children tell a different story. >> however big a mistake she's made and it is huge, this is a person who worked hard. worked hard to raise her kids. worked hard to do a good job with the book. >> reporter: the woman perhaps most deeply impacted by all of this is holly petraeus, the general's wife of more than 30 years. former aides say it would be an understatement to say that she is infuriated. nbc reached out to the petraeus, broadwell and kelley families but has been heard back. >>> the clouds
foreign policy expert mike o'hanlon has known petraeus and broadwell for years. >> she is a pretty great person. she is a person with amazing interests in our country's security. >> reporter: broadwell shown here if afghanistan embedded on an intelligence mission in 2010 had unprecedented access to petraeus as she researched her book, later calling petraeus her mentor. >> as a sort of academic mennor of mine, he is proud that i've been able to do this. >> reporter: while...
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you have to start by changing our foreign policy. host: as republicans come to the negotiating table, would you think it will be willing to agree on? my guess is they will agree on some tax increases and it will call it tax reform. it will probably agree to some of these so-called spending cuts. even the spending cuts with sequestration, they are not cuts. there are token little cuts on proposed increases. the automatic increases with baseline budgeting. this is what is so deceptive is that cuts are not cuts. cuts are just backing off a little bit on automatic increases. so they are going to agree probably to raise the taxes and pretend they are cutting by taxing and by not increasing the spending quite as rapidly. it will not solve the problem. that is what i think will happen. host: natalie on the republican line. caller: thank you for your service. i look forward to hearing about what you do after your career. i, myself, and my husband are both serving in the military. both of us cannot be -- both of us are disturbed by what is ha
you have to start by changing our foreign policy. host: as republicans come to the negotiating table, would you think it will be willing to agree on? my guess is they will agree on some tax increases and it will call it tax reform. it will probably agree to some of these so-called spending cuts. even the spending cuts with sequestration, they are not cuts. there are token little cuts on proposed increases. the automatic increases with baseline budgeting. this is what is so deceptive is that...
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formore you xander up obama's new term kicks off with a tougher a foreign policy slapping new sanctions on iran and authorizing drone strikes in yemen. syrian president bashar the loss of pledges to stay in his war torn homeland no matter what it costs exclusively to our team. and security protesting greece turned violent as the country's parliament backs a new round of stinging spending cuts. china's current leadership prepares to step down to let younger leaders belive the country's powerhouse connally and a once in a decade power transfer. it's am in the russian capital you're watching r t a marina joshie welcome to the program and after the most expensive election campaign in u.s. history barack obama was reelected this week as u.s. president being his republican rival mitt romney and though many picked obama over romney because of his softer talk on foreign policy he doesn't quite walk the walk as artie's got it she can now reports. in the wake of president obama's reelection there was no sense of euphoria as in two thousand and eight but his victory did come as a relief to most am
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america's foreign policy remains consistent no matter who is at the helm says london based author and journalist see that be very little difference between a republican or a democrat as we can see from president obama's policy of covertly funding syrian rebels and do you know about assassinations in tehran on terror on the streets of academics we don't know what is obama promising except this kind of vague idea of constructive engagement while all the time supporting i mean it's the terrorists we know president obama has been actively courting along with his secretary of state we. in the rebellion in syria and of course supporting roles with developments in libya so how so many people will be hoodwinked into thinking that president obama or president romney would be different when it came to foreign policy i don't know where they get that from. now here is president insists he will not leave his country in an exclusive interview with r.t. bashar last and said only the ballot box can determine his future he also said western powers have picked him as one of their bogeyman and warned ag
america's foreign policy remains consistent no matter who is at the helm says london based author and journalist see that be very little difference between a republican or a democrat as we can see from president obama's policy of covertly funding syrian rebels and do you know about assassinations in tehran on terror on the streets of academics we don't know what is obama promising except this kind of vague idea of constructive engagement while all the time supporting i mean it's the terrorists...
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democrat or republican the united states foreign policy stays the same because the president has no real leverage says former member of the reagan administration paul craig roberts i don't think anything will be any different because you see the united states is not governed by the president or the congress or the political parties it's governed by very powerful private interests is governed by wall street by the military security complex by the israel lobby by agribusiness and by the energy timber and mining. companies and no president no congress can run afoul of these interests so i don't think anything to change nothing really changed the bombing replace bush he continued to develop the police state the suspension of the constitution the loss of due process but he had his corpus balmer furder to those measures when he declared he had the authority to assassinate american citizens without the due process of law he'd try to fight into law all of the police state measures that bush asserted and he restarted the war in afghanistan so i don't think anything will change syria's president i
democrat or republican the united states foreign policy stays the same because the president has no real leverage says former member of the reagan administration paul craig roberts i don't think anything will be any different because you see the united states is not governed by the president or the congress or the political parties it's governed by very powerful private interests is governed by wall street by the military security complex by the israel lobby by agribusiness and by the energy...
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, but of foreign policy full stop. how do you operate in a world with players who are operating under these very different rules? >> well, it's something we do spend quite a bit of time thinking about this. it's not all about china. there are issues with other countries like -- >> russia? >> -- like russia, but not just those two. and the lines are really blurred in terms of where the state ends and where capital and corporate interests begin for many countries. at the state department, we've really tried to create mechanisms through multilateral institutions like the oecd has come up with a platform for competitive neutrality which looks at the different ways that governments can act to subsidize or to give favor to their own state-owned or state-led interests and provide some recommendations for engaging in a platform of competitive neutrality. it's a different way of thinking about the challenges, and it's something that, you know, it's not just the u.s. that's concerned about, we have a lot of other countries out t
, but of foreign policy full stop. how do you operate in a world with players who are operating under these very different rules? >> well, it's something we do spend quite a bit of time thinking about this. it's not all about china. there are issues with other countries like -- >> russia? >> -- like russia, but not just those two. and the lines are really blurred in terms of where the state ends and where capital and corporate interests begin for many countries. at the state...
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well according to london based author and journalist option or tongue america's foreign policy is going to remain just as it is regardless of who's at the helm there be very little difference between a republican or a democrat yeah as we can see from president obama's policy of covertly funding syrian rebels and do you know about assassinations in tehran on their own streets of academics we don't know what is obama promising except this kind of vague idea of constructive engagement while all the terms supporting i mean at the hold with these terrorists we know president obama has been actively courting along with his secretary of state we. in the rebellion in syria and of course supporting roles who are developments in libya so how so many will be hoodwinked into thinking that president obama or president romney would be different when it came to foreign policy i don't know where they get that from well israel says that it is ready to strike harder against militants in gaza and with prime minister benjamin netanyahu warning of an escalating response to shelling from the strip this has a
well according to london based author and journalist option or tongue america's foreign policy is going to remain just as it is regardless of who's at the helm there be very little difference between a republican or a democrat yeah as we can see from president obama's policy of covertly funding syrian rebels and do you know about assassinations in tehran on their own streets of academics we don't know what is obama promising except this kind of vague idea of constructive engagement while all...
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there is a domestic component to driving foreign policy that can't be overlooked. >> eliot: tina? >> his speech at the convention was an audition piece. >> eliot: not every audition works. >> yes. that was a kerry no one saw before. i was -- in the stadium. people were kind of -- sighed when he got up there. he knocked it out of park. >> eliot: people remembered that. >> he was the surprise sleeper speaker. >> eliot: treasury, tim geithner leaving. does he take somebody from wall street? >> undoubtedly. >> eliot: you think he does? >> absolutely. >> eliot: come on! so many people understand banking finance better than those guys. >> yes. ralph nader. >> eliot: robert rice. i would put him in any cabinet position. host of new york 1 errol louis and editor tina but dupuy. our special election night of the view finder is ahead. more "viewpoint" coming up. smiles make more smiles. when the chocolate is hershey's. life is delicious. [ piano plays ] troy polamalu's going deeper. ♪ ♪ and so is head & shoulders deep clean. [ male announcer ] with 7 benefits it goes deep to remove grea
there is a domestic component to driving foreign policy that can't be overlooked. >> eliot: tina? >> his speech at the convention was an audition piece. >> eliot: not every audition works. >> yes. that was a kerry no one saw before. i was -- in the stadium. people were kind of -- sighed when he got up there. he knocked it out of park. >> eliot: people remembered that. >> he was the surprise sleeper speaker. >> eliot: treasury, tim geithner leaving. does...
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policy rhetoric also a seemingly out of touch with middle class america we are on the american family and we rise or fall together as one. winning for him right after reelection is the so-called fiscal cliff a combination of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts all we need is action from the house. and i've got the ben ready to sign the bill right away. but averting the fiscal cliff is probably not the first issue addressed by the president he also rise the drone strike targeting a group of al qaeda militants in yemen on wednesday the u.n. has raised concerns about the legality of such strikes due to reported heavy civilian casualties on lack of transparency on the u.s. part we're in uncharted waters when it comes to policy american policy related to drones this week the administration imposed financial sanctions against iranian officials who the u.s. planes but jamming satellite broadcasts and blocking internet access in your rant that comes on top of a whole lot of other sanctions that had been put in place by the u.s. which proved to be crippling for the iranian economy the goal i
policy rhetoric also a seemingly out of touch with middle class america we are on the american family and we rise or fall together as one. winning for him right after reelection is the so-called fiscal cliff a combination of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts all we need is action from the house. and i've got the ben ready to sign the bill right away. but averting the fiscal cliff is probably not the first issue addressed by the president he also rise the drone strike targeting a group of al...
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he is also continuously focused on his foreign policy and national security agenda. he has great confidence in the acting cia director, confidence in his military and the secretary of defense and the defense department to carry out the missions that he's assigned to them. but he's got, obviously, a lot that he wants to get to work on and he's doing that this week. >> how does this affect, though, his need to revamp the national security team? >> again, these are specific questions about specific individuals and posts. i can say now, even though you haven't asked, i have no announcements to make with regards to personnel and no spec wlags to engage in. i can tell you the president has not made a decision on personnel matters and you will not hear me discuss them until the president has made those decisions and announced them. >> thank you. >> jay, you're saying these are regarding two specific people you can't extrapolate but these are two of the president's top military brass either involved in an extramarital affair or seemingly involved what might be inappropriate
he is also continuously focused on his foreign policy and national security agenda. he has great confidence in the acting cia director, confidence in his military and the secretary of defense and the defense department to carry out the missions that he's assigned to them. but he's got, obviously, a lot that he wants to get to work on and he's doing that this week. >> how does this affect, though, his need to revamp the national security team? >> again, these are specific questions...
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policy slapping new sanctions on iran and authorizing drone strikes in yemen. syrian president bashar asad pledges to stay in is more and more in homeland don't matter water talks exclusively to our team. and they're staring protests in greece turned violent as the country's parliament backs a new round of stinging spending cuts. and china's current leadership appears to step down to lead younger leaders develop the country's powerhouse economy you know once in a decade power transfer. it is ten am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me. after the most expensive election campaign in u.s. history brock obama was reelected this week as a u.s. president beating his republican rival mitt romney and oh man he picked obama over romney because of his softer talk on foreign policy he doesn't quite walk the walk as or he's going to take on the reports. in the wake of president obama's reelection there was no sense of euphoria as in two thousand and eight but his victory did come as a relief to most americans his challenger mitt romney was widely seen as more
policy slapping new sanctions on iran and authorizing drone strikes in yemen. syrian president bashar asad pledges to stay in is more and more in homeland don't matter water talks exclusively to our team. and they're staring protests in greece turned violent as the country's parliament backs a new round of stinging spending cuts. and china's current leadership appears to step down to lead younger leaders develop the country's powerhouse economy you know once in a decade power transfer. it is...
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region basically and so their foreign policy has been all over the map so to speak they've been looking to iran for support looking to the united states for support as well also looking to russia so after this deal was announced they said that they were going to cancel this deal under concerns of corruption and that investigation is now under way now let's talk a little bit about the deal more than four billion dollars in air defenses specifically attack helicopters and missiles a spokesperson said that an investigation into this is underway again because of corruption now if you look at corruption in russia this is a concern here as well there where well aware of it if you look at the events of last week surrounding at the scandal at the defense ministry anatoly said to call that was asked to resign and because of this candle and also the chief of staff it was a replaced this week as well so russia working very hard to fight corruption within the defense ministry within the country and it looks right now that there is no comment from russia on the cancellation of this deal will stay on
region basically and so their foreign policy has been all over the map so to speak they've been looking to iran for support looking to the united states for support as well also looking to russia so after this deal was announced they said that they were going to cancel this deal under concerns of corruption and that investigation is now under way now let's talk a little bit about the deal more than four billion dollars in air defenses specifically attack helicopters and missiles a spokesperson...
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latest news the week's top stories from us barack obama's tough foreign policy action kicks in quick after soft talks acutest control for another four we. urged by western powers to step down in facing death threats from the rebels the syrian president exclusively talks to us he tells r.t. that he'll stay until he's voted. after some of the most intense a stereotype clashes in months greets faces more protests this is assad's and draconian twenty thirty budget. and new developments out of israel which is fired its first warning shots into syria after a mortar shell hit the north as well as killing six palestinians in retaliation for attacks from gaza. are you watching the weekly roundup of top stories here on r t with me kevin our internet and first republicans in the u.s. a licking their wounds after voters put democrat barack obama back in the nation's top job it was a close race the ultimate lee ended in a clear win over hard line a mitt romney but a soft campaign talk on foreign policy transformed into tough action even before all the ballots have been counted he's going to churc
latest news the week's top stories from us barack obama's tough foreign policy action kicks in quick after soft talks acutest control for another four we. urged by western powers to step down in facing death threats from the rebels the syrian president exclusively talks to us he tells r.t. that he'll stay until he's voted. after some of the most intense a stereotype clashes in months greets faces more protests this is assad's and draconian twenty thirty budget. and new developments out of...
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the united states has been conducting foreign policy relating to migration. one area is development, for example. u.s. aid and the state department has several approach to the development and tried to connect investment opportunities. latin america is one of them. the idea initiative, for example, is one of those initiatives. also working on immigration development issues. what are the implications for latin america in this context? one of them is, there is recognition in latin america that there seems to be an alignment of immigration reform. whatever that means to latin americans. there is at least an understanding of common interest over that. the second issue is that some countries, mexico for example, say -- see this as an opportunity for corporations. the question is over a range of other issues. here comes the third issue, which is an opportunity and the relationship between u.s. and some of the mexican continents. the issues may have to deal with labour rights, human rights of migrants, but also may have to do with development issues as well as ways t
the united states has been conducting foreign policy relating to migration. one area is development, for example. u.s. aid and the state department has several approach to the development and tried to connect investment opportunities. latin america is one of them. the idea initiative, for example, is one of those initiatives. also working on immigration development issues. what are the implications for latin america in this context? one of them is, there is recognition in latin america that...
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latest news the week's top stories from our team barack obama's tough foreign policy action kicks in quick after soft talks acute is control of white house for another four years. urged by western powers to step down and facing death threats from the rebels the syrian president excuse simply tells us that he'll stay until he's voted out. after some of the most intense to stare at the clashes in months greece faces more protests as it decides it will coldly and twenty thirty budget. and israel takes aim at its neighbors this weekend firing its first rounds at syria since the start of the conflict itself the killing six palestinians in retaliation for attacks from gaza. are you watching the weekly roundup of top stories from our t. with me kevin zero in this morning and first republicans in the u.s. to licking their wounds after voters put. the democrat back in the nation's top job close race though that ultimately ended in a clear win over hard lot of mitt romney but obama's soft campaign talk on foreign policy soon transformed into tough shit even before all the ballots have been cou
latest news the week's top stories from our team barack obama's tough foreign policy action kicks in quick after soft talks acute is control of white house for another four years. urged by western powers to step down and facing death threats from the rebels the syrian president excuse simply tells us that he'll stay until he's voted out. after some of the most intense to stare at the clashes in months greece faces more protests as it decides it will coldly and twenty thirty budget. and israel...
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the pressing issue now is what is a bomb is victory mean for israel's foreign policy after all netanyahu saw in mommy and i someone here greet with on most issues including what to him is the most urgent stopping iran's nuclear program netanyahu is trying to convince the world to strike iran a position that until now obama has not supported the question is will israel go it alone in order to destroy completely destroy iran's nuclear weapons capability i think you need. many many strikes over an extended period of time only one country in the world that is capable of doing it in. and i don't think we will do it this is the united states of america and without u.s. backing netanyahu is in a corner we risk a strike back down from his well mongering neither position puts him in a good light the prime minister is going to have to readjust recalibrate you know some of his positions and so his feelings towards the in general second term presidents are not particularly good for israel because a lot of put focus on the israeli palestinian. issue and they put unnatural pressure on both sides to ma
the pressing issue now is what is a bomb is victory mean for israel's foreign policy after all netanyahu saw in mommy and i someone here greet with on most issues including what to him is the most urgent stopping iran's nuclear program netanyahu is trying to convince the world to strike iran a position that until now obama has not supported the question is will israel go it alone in order to destroy completely destroy iran's nuclear weapons capability i think you need. many many strikes over an...
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observers are critics may be much too harsh on china in this respect talking about foreign policy but do you think the new leaders will adopt a hotshot stance against the u.s. attempts to establish its own dominance in the asia pacific. well being what china would do is to continue to strings that is going to richard poland china can achieve parity with america if that is the case i don't think america can for all its weight around the world. out of poland like why did this now you. can do anything it wants but if china becomes. a military power on a parity with the us then things will change. financial accept france's lynn thank you very much indeed for sharing your views with us. with the election over in the you are not all americans are in a patriotic mood as we're not what are you more and more people in the state around the country want to see accumulating thousands of electronic signatures demanding they go it alone. and also online for you has already a billionaire and now is a comic book he wrote be hailed from or become the subject of a brotha called can't soon be released a
observers are critics may be much too harsh on china in this respect talking about foreign policy but do you think the new leaders will adopt a hotshot stance against the u.s. attempts to establish its own dominance in the asia pacific. well being what china would do is to continue to strings that is going to richard poland china can achieve parity with america if that is the case i don't think america can for all its weight around the world. out of poland like why did this now you. can do...
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policy decision following reelection. and the selective trip advice from tripoli libya is busy attracting tourists these days but visitors are being kept in the dark about tragedies like the violent siege in the sultan but he will leave. hello there if you're watching the world have just joined us very good evening from moscow it's nine pm here now this is r.t. and i'm kevin zero in syria's president says the conflict in his country has escalated because western powers have hand picked him as their latest bogeyman an exclusive interview with r.t. but charlotte warned that any direct foreign intervention in syria would spark a global disaster. spoke to the embattled leader in his capital. that he is not a western puppet he also denies defunct that civil war is taking place in this country he's saying that it's not civil war it's a conflict where he has to fight different fractions of terrorism. on the fact that the financing of this terrorist fractions was unprecedented and it was coming from abroad what he told me that if
policy decision following reelection. and the selective trip advice from tripoli libya is busy attracting tourists these days but visitors are being kept in the dark about tragedies like the violent siege in the sultan but he will leave. hello there if you're watching the world have just joined us very good evening from moscow it's nine pm here now this is r.t. and i'm kevin zero in syria's president says the conflict in his country has escalated because western powers have hand picked him as...
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policy slapping new sanctions on iran and authorizing drone strikes in yemen. syrian president bashar asad pledges to stay in as war torn homeland no matter what as he talks exclusively to our team. fresh violence players in gaza and israeli tanks kill at least four palestinian civilians with israel claiming it's targeting militants got a live update from our correspondent in the region. and china's current leadership prepares to step down to way younger leaders develop the country's powerhouse economy and a once in a decade power transfer. this is a right to live from moscow with josh now after the most expensive election campaign in u.s. history barack obama was reelected this week as a u.s. president beating his republican rival mitt romney and the man he picked obama over romney because of his softer talk on foreign policy he doesn't quite walk the walk as he's going to be on that reports. in the wake of president obama's reelection there was no sense of euphoria as in two thousand and eight but his victory did come as a relief to most americans his challen
policy slapping new sanctions on iran and authorizing drone strikes in yemen. syrian president bashar asad pledges to stay in as war torn homeland no matter what as he talks exclusively to our team. fresh violence players in gaza and israeli tanks kill at least four palestinian civilians with israel claiming it's targeting militants got a live update from our correspondent in the region. and china's current leadership prepares to step down to way younger leaders develop the country's powerhouse...
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and as a result, i think what's lacking in our foreign policy and our policy in general is we have an american exceptionalism. we consider ourselves, as obama recently said again, the indispensable nation. as long as we have that attitude, we do not have the ability, the empathy or the compassion to see the world as a globe of which we are a partner. we are operating on the edge of a very dangerous precipice where we continue to contain and to find enemies and find a reason to bloeat our military budgets. >> other nations also feel that way about their country, that they're exceptional and indispensable. >> that's not true. no country i've ever been to has ever felt they were the indispensable nation to the world and could dictate to others what they could do. >> china? >> no. they have one foreign base. we have 800-plus bases. china has no history of aggression. the united states does. we deal with this in the book. >> i want to talk to you about david petraeus. yo you're a former military man. do you believe he should have resigned? i'm curious about your thoughts about him. >> he's
and as a result, i think what's lacking in our foreign policy and our policy in general is we have an american exceptionalism. we consider ourselves, as obama recently said again, the indispensable nation. as long as we have that attitude, we do not have the ability, the empathy or the compassion to see the world as a globe of which we are a partner. we are operating on the edge of a very dangerous precipice where we continue to contain and to find enemies and find a reason to bloeat our...